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Children in farm E.coli outbreak E.coli children 'seriously ill'
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Twelve children who visited a farm in Surrey are in hospital after contracting the vomiting bug E.coli, health officials have said. Twelve children are in hospital - four seriously ill - after contracting the vomiting bug E.coli in an outbreak at a children's farm.
The Health Protection Agency said there had been a total of 36 cases so far in the outbreak. All the children are aged under 10. The Health Protection Agency says 36 cases have been reported so far.
It said the children were thought to have caught the bug at Godstone Farm. The children are thought to have caught the bug at Godstone Farm in Surrey, which also has a playground.
The attraction receives up to 2,000 visitors a day in the summer. It has been temporarily closed.
The outbreak is believed to have started on August 8. The bacteria causes diarrhoea and can lead to kidney failure, especially in young children. It is fatal in very rare cases.
The director of the Surrey and Sussex Health Protection Unit, Dr Angela Iversen, said it was a "large outbreak" of E.coli.
She said: "The farm owners are cooperating fully and we are working closely with them and with colleagues across health and local authorities to investigate the source.
"Our advice is that the farm should remain closed to visitors while this work goes on."
A statement on the website for the farm and playground said the children's attraction was currently closed but a sister farm in Epsom remained open.A statement on the website for the farm and playground said the children's attraction was currently closed but a sister farm in Epsom remained open.
It said: "Due to an E.coli outbreak, we have closed the farm until we can make sure it is quite safe for you all to visit us.It said: "Due to an E.coli outbreak, we have closed the farm until we can make sure it is quite safe for you all to visit us.
"Our sister farm in Epsom, Horton Park Children's Farm, is open and they would be happy to see you.""Our sister farm in Epsom, Horton Park Children's Farm, is open and they would be happy to see you."